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United for Hope, Empowering through Knowledge:
Bringing Rare Diseases to Light in Cherokee Nation

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About the Summit

Cherokee Nation Health Services is hosting a Rare Disease Summit, bringing together specialty physicians, healthcare professionals, and community members to address rare diseases affecting our tribal citizens.

This event will cover key medical topics and some classified rare diseases. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with experts through a Q&A panel featuring a neurology specialist, fostering open discussions and deeper insights. Our goal is to raise awareness and enhance support for rare diseases that impact our reservation and the wider Cherokee Nation.

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Who’s speaking

Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.
Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
January Hoskin
First Lady of the Cherokee Nation
Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner
Deputy Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
Dr. Beth Harp, MD
DO Health Services Executive Medical Director
Dr. Anna Wanahita MD
Specialty: Neurology
Dr. Prashant Kaushik, MD
Specialty: Rhematology
Dr. Carolyn Majcher, OD
Specialty: Optometry
Dr. Jorge Mera, MD
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Dr. Smaranda Galis, MD
Specialty: Neurology
Dr. Shawna Duncan, DO
Specialty: Pediatrics

Our Schedule

Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.
  • Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner
  • First Lady January Hoskin
  • Dr. Beth Harp, DO, MHA
  • 8:00 am - 9:00 am
  • Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center (CNOHC) Community Room ABC

Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (Virtual)

  • Dr. Prashant Kaushik, MD
  • 9:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center (CNOHC) Community Room ABC

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and Neurosyphilis

  • Dr. Anna Wanahita, MD
  • 10:00 am - 11:00 am
  • Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center (CNOHC) Community Room ABC

Breakout Session

Primary Central Nervous System Vasculitis

  • Dr. Smaranda Galis, MD
  • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences at Cherokee Nation Lecture Hall – Floor 1

Breakout Session

Pediatric Potpourri

  • Dr. Shawna Duncan
  • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences at Cherokee Nation Lecture Hall – Floor 3

Breakout Session

Late Onset Retinal Dystrophy

  • Dr. Carolyn Majcher, OD
  • 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
  • Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences at Cherokee Nation Lecture Hall – Floor 1

Breakout Session

Unmasking the Unseen: Infectious Diseases as Indicators of Rare Underlying Conditions (Virtual)

  • Dr. Jorge Mera, MD
  • 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
  • Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences at Cherokee Nation Lecture Hall – Floor 3

Closing Plenary

Neurology CNOHC Group Q&A Panel

  • Dr. Dr. Anna Wanahita, MD
  • Dr. Smaranda Galis, MD
  • 3:40 pm - 4:40 pm
  • Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center (CNOHC) Community Room ABC

Location

Address:

19600 E Ross St. Tahlequah, OK
United States

  • Phone: (539) 234-2273
  • Email: cherokeerdsummit@cherokee.org
Website:

cherokeerdsummit.com